1993 Cleveland Browns season
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48th season in franchise history
| 1993 Cleveland Browns season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Art Modell |
| Head coach | Bill Belichick |
| Defensive coordinator | Nick Saban |
| Home stadium | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | DT Michael Dean Perry KR Eric Metcalf |
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The 1993 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 44th season with the National Football League. This season was notable for coach Bill Belichick deciding to bench, and then ultimately release, longtime starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in favor of Vinny Testaverde. Kosar resurfaced during the season with the Dallas Cowboys, when he was part of the eventual Super Bowl champions as a fill-in for injured quarterback Troy Aikman.
The Browns got off to a 5–2 start despite the quarterback controversy. Prior to the start of the season the Browns signed free agent quarterback Vinny Testaverde. Originally Testaverde was supposed to back-up his former University of Miami teammate Kosar. However, when Testaverde performed better when given the opportunity to play some felt there should be a change at the quarterback position.
However, the Browns went beyond that by unceremoniously releasing Kosar in the middle of the season. The Browns lost their next four games and seven of their last nine to finish with a 7–9 record.
NFL draft
[edit ]- Traded 1x11 to Denver Broncos for 1x14 and 3x83[1]
- 1x14: C Steve Everitt
- 2x42: DE Dan Footman
- Traded 3rd Rounder to Detroit Lions for DT Jerry Ball
- 3x83: LB Mike Caldwell
- Traded 4th Rounder to Chicago Bears for C Jay Hilgenberg
- 5x124: OT Herman Arvie
- 6x153: LB Rich McKenzie
- 7x180: LB Travis Hill
- Traded 8th Rounder to Los Angeles Rams for LB Frank Stams
Personnel
[edit ]Staff
[edit ]Front office
- Owner and president – Art Modell
- Director of player personnel – Michael Lombardi
- Director of College Scouting – Dom Anile
Head coaches
- Head coach – Bill Belichick
Offensive coaches
- Running backs – Steve Crosby
- Wide receivers – Richard Mann
- Tight ends – Mike Sheppard
- Offensive line – Kirk Ferentz
- Assistant offensive line/tight ends - Pat Hill
- Offensive assistant – Ernie Adams
- Defensive coordinator – Nick Saban
- Defensive line – John Mitchell
- Outside linebackers – Woody Widenhofer
- Inside linebackers – Jim Bates
- Defensive assistant - Phil Savage
Special teams coaches
- Special teams – Scott O'Brien
- Coaching Assistant – Kevin Spencer
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons
- Assistant strength/pass rush consultant - Joe Kim
Roster
[edit ] Quarterbacks (QB)
- 8 Brad Goebel
- 17 Todd Philcox
- 12 Vinny Testaverde
Running backs (RB)
- 23 Randy Baldwin
- 33 Leroy Hoard
- 34 Kevin Mack
- 21 Eric Metcalf
- 44 Tommy Vardell FB
- 26 Ron Wolfley FB
Wide receivers (WR)
- 83 Mark Carrier
- 81 Michael Jackson
- 87 Keenan McCardell
- 86 Patrick Rowe
- 84 Rico Smith
Tight ends (TE)
- 88 Brian Kinchen LS
- 80 Thomas McLemore
- 49 Clarence Williams
- 73 Herman Arvie T
- 72 Bob Dahl G
- 61 Steve Everitt C
- 64 Houston Hoover G
- 66 Tony Jones T
- 68 Ed King G
- 69 Rod Milstead G
- 61 Gene Williams T
- 67 Wally Williams G
Defensive linemen (DL)
- 93 Jerry Ball DT
- 90 Rob Burnett
- 78 Dan Footman DE
- 94 Bill Johnson DT
- 96 James Jones DT
- 92 Michael Dean Perry DT
- 98 Anthony Pleasant DE
- 75 Pio Sagapolutele DE
- 56 Mike Caldwell OLB
- 51 Gerald Dixon OLB
- 59 Mike Johnson MLB
- 52 Pepper Johnson OLB
- 57 Clay Matthews OLB
- 99 Rich McKenzie OLB
- 50 Frank Stams OLB
- 54 Eddie Sutter MLB
Defensive backs (DB)
- 31 Stacey Hairston CB
- 39 Randy Hilliard CB
- 41 Tim Jacobs CB
- 22 Selwyn Jones CB
- 27 Stevon Moore SS
- 48 Najee Mustafaa CB
- 42 Louis Riddick SS
- 43 Del Speer FS
- 29 Eric Turner FS
Special teams (ST)
- 11 Brian Hansen P
- 3 Matt Stover K
- -- Greg Briggs S
- 71 Jerome Brown DT
- 2 Kerry Ferrell WR
53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve
- 77 Orlando Brown T (IR)
- 52 Richard Brown LB (IR)
- 38 Bernard Ellison CB (IR)
- 93 Travis Hill LB (PUP)
- 24 Terry Taylor CB (IR)
- 85 Lawyer Tillman WR (IR)
Rookies in italics
Schedule
[edit ]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–14 | 1–0 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 75,508 |
| 2 | September 13 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–13 | 2–0 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,218 |
| 3 | September 19 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 19–16 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,617 |
| 4 | September 26 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 10–23 | 3–1 | Hoosier Dome | 59,654 |
| 5 | Bye | |||||
| 6 | October 10 | Miami Dolphins | L 14–24 | 3–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,138 |
| 7 | October 17 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–17 | 4–2 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,647 |
| 8 | October 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–23 | 5–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,118 |
| 9 | Bye | |||||
| 10 | November 7 | Denver Broncos | L 14–29 | 5–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,818 |
| 11 | November 14 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 5–22 | 5–4 | Kingdome | 54,622 |
| 12 | November 21 | Houston Oilers | L 20–27 | 5–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,668 |
| 13 | November 28 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–17 | 5–6 | Georgia Dome | 54,510 |
| 14 | December 5 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–13 | 6–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 60,388 |
| 15 | December 12 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–19 | 6–7 | Houston Astrodome | 58,720 |
| 16 | December 19 | New England Patriots | L 17–20 | 6–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 48,618 |
| 17 | December 26 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 42–14 | 7–8 | Anaheim Stadium | 34,155 |
| 18 | January 2, 1994 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–16 | 7–9 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,208 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
[edit ]Week 3 at Raiders
[edit ]Week Three: Cleveland Browns (2–0) at Los Angeles Raiders (2–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Raiders | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: September 19, 1993
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,617
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
- Box Score, Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | Passing | Vinny Testaverde | 10/22, 159 Yds, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Tommy Vardell | 14 Rush, 104 Yds | |
| Receiving | Mark Carrier | 5 Rec, 73 Yds | |
| Raiders | Passing | Jeff Hostetler | 11/25, 94 Yds, TD |
| Rushing | Greg Robinson | 18 Rush, 59 Yds | |
| Receiving | Steve Smith | 4 Rec, 42 Yds |
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Week 7
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Week 13: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,510
- TV announcers (NBC): Drew Goodman (play–by–play) and Beasley Reece (color commentator)
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Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Turnovers
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Standings
[edit ]| AFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Houston Oilers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 368 | 238 | W11 |
| (6) Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 308 | 281 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 304 | 307 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 187 | 319 | L1 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Cleveland Browns | Draft History 1990s". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-27.
External links
[edit ]- 1993 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
- 1993 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1993 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1993 Cleveland Browns [usurped ] at DatabaseFootball.com